objective-c

TwitPic Multiple image upload

Has anybody experienced Timeout error with TwitPic API using ASIFormDataRequest when uploading multiple images? Status updates without images are fine. I was trying to upload the exact same 2 images. The first request went through fine, but the second one was timeout. It also happens when multiple images are uploaded, some went through, ...

How to find the leaky faucet that loads into Malloc 32kb

I have been messing around with Leaks trying to find which function is not being deallocated (I am still new to this) and could really use some experienced insight. I have this bit of code that seems to be the culprit. Every time I press the button that calls this code, 32kb of memory is additionally allocated to memory and when the bu...

UITableViewCell with custom gradient background, with another gradient as highlight color

I have a custom UITableViewCell with a custom layout. I wanted a gradient background, so in my UITableViewDelegate cellForRowAtIndexPath: method, I create a CAGradientLayer and add it to the cell's layer with insertSubLayer:atIndex: (using index 0). This works just fine except for two things: Most importantly, I can't figure out how t...

UISlider disappearing when calling setValue with 0

I have several UISliders in my application which all work fine until I call the following code: ... frame = CGRectMake(43, 210, 201, 23); mySlider = [[UISlider alloc] initWithFrame:frame]; [mySlider addTarget:self action:@selector(sliderUpdate:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged]; mySlider.minimumValue = 0.0; mySlider.maximumV...

Passcode functionality for iPhone app?

I was thinking about putting in PIN number functionality within my iPhone app (various examples can be seen here http://forums.mint.com/showthread.php?t=5956 ), but I was kinda stumped how to go about it. Should I just go with a hidden textfield and simulate the inputs with images? ...

Running out of memory but not seeing excessive object allocation in Instruments

I have an iPad app that's crashing due to low memory. However, Instruments doesn't show any significant amount of memory allocated using ObjectAlloc - it stays under 1MB for the lifetime of the application. Leaks shows less than 1kB leaked over the course of the run. Memory monitor shows the free memory on the devices drop significantl...

NSTextField enter to trigger action

I've been looking all over for a simple example of how to have an action (or button) be triggered when the enter key is hit in the text field. Should I subclass the text field? Would I need to set a delegate to call the action I need? Is there a way to catch the event in my main window controller class? If you could even just point me ...

how can I know current viewcontroller name in iphone

I have BaseView which implement UIViewController. Every view in project must implement this BaseView. In BaseView, I have method: -(void) checkLoginStatus { defaults = [[NSUserDefaults alloc] init]; if(![[defaults objectForKey:@"USERID"] length] > 0 ) { Login *login=[[Login alloc] initWithNibName:@"Login" bundle:n...

How to identify four sided polygon (not rectangle) collision detection?

I am developing 2D game for iPhone, for that I need to handle collision detection. My need is: I have two polygons, each is a four-sided polygon (not a rectangle), I need to check whether they are collided or not. ...

how to move the control from one uiview to another uiview in iphone?

I created a uiview(with two buttons) covers all the screen whenever i click on any one of button i want to transfer my control on previous screen what can i do in iphone? ...

Objective-C subclasses question

I have a class called Level, which is a subclass of NSObject. Then I have a class called Level_1_1 which is a subclass of Level. Is it allowed to type like Level* aLevel = [Level_1_1 alloc]; instead of Level_1_1* theLevel = [Level_1_1 alloc]; ? :) I try it and I don't get any warnings, just wondering if it's okay to do? ...

NSConcreteData leaked object in objective c ?

Hi Guys, I am getting the NSConcreteData leaked object while testing the leaks in the instruments.It showing in the parser, - (void)parseXMLFileAtURL:(NSURL *)URL { [urlList release]; urlList = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; myParser = [[NSXMLParser alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:URL] ;// it showing this line as leaking [myPar...

How do I get a UIView to appear instantly?

I'm trying to create an activity indicator in iPhone app. The problem is that I cannot get it to appear before the actual task i want it to diplay during is already done. Is there something funky about the order in which the iPhone does stuff? Here is my problematic code (in my app delegate): -(BOOL)showProgressView: (NSString *) messa...

In cocos2d, what is the method to change the anchorPoint and position without causing it to suddenly jump?

In cocos2d, I have a CCLayer that is being moved and scaled using touches and pinch gestures. By default, the zoom always goes towards the anchorPoint. Changing the anchorPoint fixes my zoom problem, but causes the sprite to suddenly jump. Here are two similar questions here and here, but I still don't know exactly what to do. Than...

initWithContentsOfURL seems to have issues with "long" URLs

Hi there I'm facing a rather strange Issue when trying to load data from an XML-Webservice. The webservice allows me to pass separated identifiers within the URL-Request. It is therefore possible for the URL to become rather long (>240 characters). If I open said URL in firefox the response arrives as planned, if I execute the followi...

Presentmodalviewcontroller method problem with retain count

Hello guys! I am trying to present a modal view controller. I have read the documentation, but something is strange. Here's my code: NSLog(@"rc: %d", [modalViewController retainCount]); UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:modalViewController]; [self presentModalViewC...

Reading Safari cookies in iPhone app

Hi, is it possible to read the cookies of Safari in an own iPhone App? ...

Generating an NSDictionary from an SQL statement.

I am trying to generate an NSDictonary that can be used to populate a listview with data I retrieved from an SQL statement. when I go to create an array and add them it adds the arrays for ALL my keys and not just for the current key. I've tried a removeAllObjects on the array but for some reason that destroys ALL my data that I already ...

How are objects passed and returned in Objective-C?

In Java, I can easily pass data using (ObjectA)objB. How can I do the similar things in Objective C? Also, why the Objective C can't return an Object, but only can return the id only? I do -(MyObj)returnMyObject{ }, but the Xcode warning me that I can't use the MyObj, but I can return the id..... -(id) returnMyObject {}. ...

Main point of Application Delegate class

What's the main point behind putting variables and method signatures inside ApplicationDelegate.h in Objective-C ? By doing this, all those methods and variables are seen by another view controller classes? Is that the point? And also: is there only one application delegate class inside each project? ...